• Recommended reads for Pre-school

Welcome to Pre - School 

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) of Education offers a broad and balanced curriculum from birth to 5. It is divided into seven areas of learning, each area having a set of ‘Early Learning Goals’ which determine what most children are expected to achieve by the end of the Foundation Stage i.e. the end of Reception Class.

All the areas of learning are important and inter-connected but Communication & Language, Personal, Social & Emotional Development and Physical Development are priority areas (Prime).

Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts & Design (Specific).

At St Joseph's we use a combination of teacher assessment & the statutory Foundation Stage Profile to plan & monitor appropriate learning experiences for each individual child.

Before your child starts Preschool, you will be invited to an induction meeting. This is an opportunity for you to tell us about your child and discuss any concerns you may have. We appreciate that you know your child best and we value what you have to say.

Our First Aid trained staff are:

Mrs K Sweeney - Outdoors and Paediatric

Mrs D Archer-  Paediatric

Mr J Brett - Outdoors and Paediatric

Miss Paxton - Level 3 Emergency First Aid / Safe Aid - Intensive bleed training

Welcome to our team!

Pre - School Manager- Mrs  Sweeney

Mrs Archer

Miss Paxton

• How can you be school ready?

Our school uses 'SuperSonic Phonic Friends for our scheme. Children in Pre-School learn our Firm Foundations 1 objectives.